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Young Carers

So as a young carer myself, I want to know parent's opinions on them !
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Welcome to the community! I have a chronic illness and have had multiple surgeries and so my three children have been young carers for me.
My opinion is that young carers can be very overlooked and misunderstood and I wish there was more support for them and more education for teachers and schools to understand the needs of young carers.
I met with the Sheffield Young Carers group last year and was so impressed at what they are trying to do. Do you get any support?
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I'm tagging in Kerami (@mossycow) who I'm sure will be interested in this discussion, she wrote a great guest blog about her experiences with young carers too!
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I'm almost 13 myself. Do you kids get any support from school/ council?
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